novelsmap Chapter 20 Chapter 20 ===
Chapter 20 Chapter 20 ===
The conversation was divided into two parts. Chai Zheng was full of blood, and won himself the chance to go out. He didn’t remember to take care of his injuries. Waking up from a nightmare.
She hadn't had a good sleep for two days and two nights, and now she just leaned against the book and dozed off for a while. The dream was not peaceful, and a thin layer of sweat broke out on Ruan Linshuang's forehead.
It was raining outside, the rain was heavy, and it hadn't stopped for four hours. It was just late at night, and a lamp was lit in the study, but it was still dark, and the sight was blocked.
Before Ruan Linshuang fell asleep, she held an ink-stained pen in her hand, and the paper she pressed under her arm contained only two words—Chai Zheng. In the blurry ink shadow, there was no substantive content in her eyes, she just stared at the words on the paper in a daze.
This name alone can make Ruan Linshuang find a foothold in the wind and rain, and sleep for a while with his eyes closed.
Suddenly there was the sound of footsteps outside, the door opened and closed again, Ruan Yuzhang just came back from the rain, his shoulders were half wet, the thread of his old official boots was soaked, and he was in a mess.
Ruan Linshuang came out of the study with a candle in his hand. Six years had polished her to make her more moist. The goose-yellow dress floated in the corridor like a delicate fantail goldfish.
She walked to Ruan Yuzhang's side, put away the oil-paper umbrella for her father, but asked, "Is the granary empty?"
At the beginning of the founding of Dajing, although the governor-general system of the previous dynasty was followed, the governor-general did not directly govern the army, but the head of the prefect. If you want to mobilize troops across state capitals, you need the seal of the prefect and the seal of the governor to be effective. The same is true for ships, so although the governor has a high position, he is often constrained. Ruan Yuzhang has done several major things in his six years in office, but he is also physically and mentally exhausted.
For example, at the moment, all the money and food for the Yellow Sea Garrison are directly supplied by the Liangjiang prefecture. Now that the battle ahead is tight, the Musang State University has the idea of swallowing up the rich and rich land in the south of the Yangtze River this year. You can hear the sound of shelling...but the money and food in the rear are cut off.
Ruan Yuzhang sent a letter to inquire, and the answer he got was, "The Chongzhou Prefecture has been supported by the Chongzhou Prefecture for years of war. The Chongzhou Prefecture is not enough, and then seconded to other regions. It has been more than ten years. The two Jiangzhou Prefectures have been hollowed out. In recent years, there have been many natural disasters. , the floods have been dealt with repeatedly, but the food is not harvested, and the victims are displaced, where will the money and food continue to be supplied?"
These words are high-sounding, but in fact, every word and every sentence cannot stand scrutiny.
It is true that the first emperor ordered the Liangjiang prefecture to directly supply the Yellow Sea with money and food more than ten years ago, and the capital will no longer allocate it. There are not many, and the heavy troops are still placed in the cities of Mobei. The Liangjiang prefecture not only can afford it, but also has room for it.
As for natural disasters and floods, the refugees have no food, Ruan Yuzhang also admitted, but this matter has been resolved in the third year he took office, and the state government that accepts the refugees is at the end of the supply of money and food. It has little to do with them, and the treasury will allocate food for disaster relief. Not to mention a bowl of rice for everyone, there is always rice and thick porridge to drink. How can the front army food be cut off?
It's just that the above calculations are so precise that the cost of fighting between the two armies has increased, which means that the government offices of the state government cannot be greedy or greedy, otherwise there will be loopholes, and the rats who have been soaking in rice bowls all year round will not want to do it.
"It is indeed empty." Ruan Yuzhang looked at the little daughter and sighed, "There is not a single grain of rice, and I don't know where it has been transferred."
Ruan Linshuang was silent for a moment, she put the oil-paper umbrella in her hand on the side of the corridor, the rainwater slowly gathered down along the outer umbrella ribs, Ruan Linshuang's eyes shone faintly in the candlelight.
She said, "Father, I know where the money and food have been transferred."
"You know?" Ruan Yuzhang was startled, and then returned to normal.
Ruan Linshuang grew up a lot as he worked steadily in the land of two rivers. Sometimes Ruan Yuzhang even felt that he was incompetent as a father, which made his daughter increasingly reticent and thoughtful.
Ruan Linshuang took out the governor's order from his bosom, "Recently, money and food are urgently needed, and my father said this morning that he would go to the granary to take a look. He even got the key to the storehouse in advance. Our prefect He Guihe is a fine person. It’s okay that Curry doesn’t have anything, if there is, it will be difficult for him to hide it.”
"You used my governor's order? But it's been raining since this morning, and it's too late to transfer troops from Yuan Dao's hands." Ruan Yuzhang suddenly felt a little cold.
"The day I sent the letter to Chai Zheng, I already made arrangements." Ruan Linshuang said, "As long as Dad gets the key to the warehouse and forces the master of the government to transfer the money and food, he can be robbed halfway."
"You arranged to rob money and food?!" Ruan Yuzhang's voice was difficult, "robbing money and food is not a trivial matter. Once He Gui is exposed, he can completely reason that it is not safe to store money and food in the warehouse. The reason for the transfer is to prevent military officers from rioting. He himself has this power, as long as it is confirmed that this is a robbery or a robbery, and it is not a legitimate 'investigation', He Gui can beat him down."
Ruan Linshuang didn't panic, she raised her hand to protect the swaying flames, "So Dad, go back to your room as soon as possible and dry yourself off, there is still a big show tonight."
"..."
Ruan Yuzhang squatted in front of the little girl, "Did you think of these things yourself?"
"Father, I know what you're worried about." Ruan Linshuang smiled slightly, "It's okay, I know which way I should go, and I will definitely not go astray, don't worry."
If Ruan Yuzhang knew that the path she didn't want to take was treasonous and unscrupulous, he had to get angry on the spot.
It's a good thing for a daughter to be smart, but being too smart can cause people to worry, not to mention that Ruan Yuzhang often can't keep up with his own daughter's thinking. A useless old father.
"Shuang'er, that's not what I'm worried about," Ruan Yuzhang smiled wryly, "You always know what you do, and you are more calm than a father like me. What I'm worried about is that you forgot that you are only ten years old, and there are still people behind you. A family, and me, even if the sky falls today, dad will support you, you don't have to be so thoughtful..."
"I understand." Ruan Linshuang reached out and touched the top of her father's head, "I understand that father will always protect me."
"..." Ruan Yuzhang sighed slightly.
He knew that his daughter said so, but she didn't necessarily think so in her heart. During the six years of cold and heat, it was not so much that he sheltered Ruan Linshuang, but rather that he was protected by Ruan Linshuang. Laughing, but not necessarily happy.
When they first came here, even Ruan Yuzhang was at a loss because of the intertwined influence of the two rivers, but a little girl under ten years old seemed to be determined forever. She held a book and stood at the door. The sedan chair can be persuaded by her to turn back with a few words, and it will not offend anyone.
It was raining heavily outside, and the candlelight was shaking in Ruan Linshuang's hands. Her shoulders were thin and thin, her neck and back were in a straight line, but her eyes were slightly lowered, and there was a bit of stubbornness hidden in her weakness, "Father, I'm afraid you will be wronged. It's too late to dry my hair...someone has arrived at the door."
Ruan Yuzhang's ears moved, horseshoes and hissing could be heard beyond the sound of rain, and then the door of his own house was knocked, and there was a ringing sound inside and outside, the unkind person almost tore off the copper ring on the door.
The governor's mansion was set up in Suzhou, and Ruan Linshuang robbed the money and food of the Suzhou mansion. Now that they have taken such a drastic step, it was almost a matter of front and back.
The butler came out of the inner hall in a hurry. He glanced at the corridor, and then opened the door, saying, "Slow down, slow down, this is the gate of the Governor's Mansion. If it is broken, you will have to pay for it."
Then he put on a smiling face again, "I don't know what the officials are doing. They are so vicious, and they seem to be planning to rob our poor little yamen."
"Stop talking nonsense!" The officer in charge was directly under the state government office, and he was used to being domineering. He stretched out his hand to push the gentle butler in front of him, but he couldn't push it this time.
The butler's feet are like welding nails, but he still has a seven-point smile, "How can this be nonsense, find out the identities of everyone, so that I can distinguish the severity when I take action."
He was the captain of the guard that Liu Chuan had arranged to protect along the way. Besides him, the gardener, cook and maid at home were not easy to mess with, otherwise Ruan Yuzhang would have been assassinated long ago.
"Sir, let him come in." Ruan Yuzhang held an umbrella with one hand, and pulled Ruan Linshuang with the other.
The officer's face turned blue and red alternately, if his body was a little weak, he would be able to vent his anger immediately.
He shouted in a rough voice, "Master Ruan, the state government granary has been robbed. My lord is going to suppress the mutiny. Please come with us."
"You have invited so many teachers and people, it seems that Master He is not extremely urgent." Ruan Yuzhang raised his hand and nodded, "48 people, including horses, are fully occupying the street in front of my Governor's Mansion. The next civil servant has no hands. The power to bind the chicken, why, Mr. He thinks that I instigated the mutiny?"
"I don't know what Mr. He thinks. Anyway, if you don't come with me now, tie me up, I will..." Before the officer finished speaking, he was slapped severely, with blood on his spittle, teeth Half of it fell off, and the left side of the face instantly swelled into the shape of five fingers.
"You dare to hit the imperial court official, come here!" His mouth was numb, and he jumped up and down inarticulately.
"According to the criminal law revised during the Dajing and Mingwu years, if a person in a lower position offends his superiors with words, there will be a lot of disrespect, and there will be physical conflicts. At the least, they will slap the mouth twenty times and wear a shackle to show the public, and at the worst, they will smash their limbs and be sentenced to death." Ruan Linshuang's hand Still holding the candle, "Uncle, I advise you not to push yourself too far."
The little girl has black hair like clouds, her eyebrows are straight, and the center of her eyebrows is slightly higher than the end of her eyebrows. Even though her face is expressionless at this time, it still seems to contain a touch of tenderness, and her eyelids are wide in front and narrow in the back, showing a naturally affectionate appearance.
Ruan Linshuang's beauty is the tenderness and tenderness brought up in the misty rain in the south of the Yangtze River. At first glance, she is suddenly moved, but she doesn't know the deep-seated love inside, so she only chiseled a path for Chai Zheng to enter and exit.
The officer looked down at the little girl holding a candle under the umbrella, and murmured for a while. He didn't know why his hair stood on end. Master Ruan is the governor of Liangjiang, the chief official of the frontier! Please lead him a horse and invite him to Mr. He's mansion to reminisce about the old days!"
"..." Just now he was still thinking about biting people, but now he is courteous again, and his subordinates couldn't keep up with the speed with which he turned his face, causing them to scold him for nothing.